Chapter 296 295: The Strange Message from the Jade Pendant

The moment Mu Xianling and the other two women saw Xiaofu's figure and knew he had caught up, they had already prepared for death.

They no longer had the Hidden Treasure Box. The long chase had left them mentally and physically exhausted; they couldn't run anymore. Moreover, they had no strength left to resist. This was why they simply stopped in their tracks when they saw Xiaofu catch up to them, not even trying to flee.

Because they couldn't run, and they had no intention of trying.

None of the three were the type to sacrifice their virtue just to stay alive. In their eyes, some things were more precious than Life itself.

A clean death was a better choice for them than a disgraceful life.

As Xiaofu closed in step by step, how could they possibly let him have his way?

Mu Xianling took an exquisite dagger from her waist. Tang Shu drew the Longsword she carried. With a slight flick of her hand, several silver needles appeared in Mi Lu's grasp.

The three women raised their Weapons in unison, aiming them at the steadily approaching Xiaofu.

"Oh-ho, what's this? Still thinking of fighting back?" Xiaofu sneered. "Let me tell you, all resistance is meaningless before me!"

He continued to walk toward Mu Xianling and the other two as he spoke.

The distance between them shrank. Just as the three women were about to fall into Xiaofu's demonic clutches, they all grit their teeth, their faces hardening with resolve. In the next instant, they turned their Weapons—no longer pointing them at Xiaofu, but at their own vital points!

They weren't trying to fight Xiaofu to the death. They were going to kill themselves!

The Weapons glinted coldly. The tips of the Longsword, dagger, and needles all radiated an aura of death.

Mu Xianling and the other two women closed their eyes and thrust their Weapons toward their own vital points.

The three women had made their choice. They were resolute and unwavering, ready to press on with no regrets. They would rather die than be defiled.

"Hmph. You think you can die right in front of me, Master Fu? A little too naive, don't you think?"

"Horizontal Dragon Kill!"

Seeing that Mu Xianling and the other two would rather die than spend a night of passion with him, Xiaofu froze for a second. He then snorted in anger. With a flick of his hand, a white Energy Whip materialized and shot out, lashing toward the three women.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

With a series of sharp cracks, just before the women could pierce their own vitals, the whip struck their wrists simultaneously, sending their Weapons flying and shattering their hopes of suicide.

"No!"

Mu Xianling and the other two women froze, their eyes wide with terror as they watched Xiaofu continue his slow approach. They never imagined he could have detected and thwarted their swift, sudden attempt. 'What now?'

None of them had considered what they would do if they failed to die.

Just fall into his demonic clutches and suffer his abuse?

No, that was something they could never accept!

Just then, Mi Lu reacted with lightning speed. The moment their suicide was thwarted, she immediately pulled out a Help Stone. "Quick, crush the Help Stone!" she urged Mu Xianling and Tang Shu. "Quick, it's our only chance!"

Hearing her, Mu Xianling and Tang Shu snapped back to reality and hurriedly fumbled for their own Help Stones...

Unless it was an absolute last resort, no one wanted to crush a Help Stone. Some would rather die than use it.

Crushing it meant admitting shame and defeat; it was synonymous with being a weakling!

That was why the three women had chosen death over crushing the Help Stone!

But now, their suicide attempt had been discovered and thwarted. With death no longer an option, they were forced into their only remaining choice: crushing the Help Stone.

Shame, failure, being a weakling—all of it was better than being violated!

But...

They couldn't even manage to kill themselves in front of Xiaofu, so how could they hope to crush a Help Stone that required a sliver of their power to activate?

Crushing a Help Stone in front of a Battle King was pure wishful thinking!

And so, just as Mu Xianling and the others pulled out their Help Stones, Xiaofu's Energy Whip lashed out once more, knocking the stones from their grasp and sending them clattering to the ground.

Now, they could neither die nor withdraw from the exam. Mu Xianling and the other two women had well and truly fallen into Xiaofu's demonic clutches.

As they watched Xiaofu draw nearer, the three women were filled with utter despair.

"Hehe, see? I told you. In front of me, Master Fu, all your resistance is meaningless," Xiaofu said with a smug laugh. "Just be good and let Brother Fu take care of you."

As Xiaofu came to a stop right before them, the three women huddled together in fear, clinging to one another with expressions of utter despair.

At that moment, Tang Shu finally broke under the pressure. "WAAH!" she wailed, bursting into tears. She screamed to the heavens, "Brother Tang Yi, save me! *Sob*!"

"Tang Yi, where are you!" Mi Lu cried out in despair.

Only Mu Xianling remained silent, biting her lip and glaring daggers at Xiaofu. If looks could kill, her stare would have slain him ten thousand times over.

"Scream. Go on, scream your lungs out. No one's coming to save you," Xiaofu chuckled. "Heh, 'Brother Tang Yi'... Isn't having me, Brother Fu, good enough for you?"

HUMMM!

Just then, a soft hum sounded from somewhere on Xiaofu's person.

BUZZ. BUZZ.

It was followed by several more hums in rapid, urgent succession.

Xiaofu frowned, pulling a Jade Pendant from his embroidered robes. 'Who dares to interrupt me at such a crucial moment!' he thought.

He glanced down at the Jade Pendant and saw that the messages were from Shao Yushan and Jiao Zhiming.

Upon seeing their names, Xiaofu didn't even bother to read the messages. He irritably put the Jade Pendant away and muttered, "They know what I'm doing, yet they still dare to send messages and bother me? Hmph. I'll deal with you two brats later!"

With that, he turned his gaze back to Mu Xianling and the others, once again closing in on them, step by step.